Update!

Hello everyone!

So, clearly I have sucked at blogging lately. Not that I was ever on a regular posting schedule to begin with, but I do try to post at least 3 times a week, with at least 1 book review in the mix as well. So I just wanted to write a brief update on why I have been M.I.A. for the past few weeks and to let you know that I haven't disappeared completely! Basically September is an extremely busy month for me at the library (for those who don't know, I'm a librarian) and I've been running around like crazy lately. It seems that at the end of each day, despite my best efforts, I look something like this:

Add in some fun personal drama, a weird but temporary living situation, job hunting, and well-- it just hasn't been very easy to post like I used to.

With that being said, I do plan on getting the ball rolling again with my blog, because I feel bad for slacking. I know it's a pretty big downer when you visit someone's blog and they haven't posted in nearly a month, so I'm going to try to get things going again as soon as the September crazies are over. I have a HUGE list of books I'm dying to start in on, and also two blog tours coming up in November. Plus I'm still working (sporadically) on my book blog designs, so I will have a few new makeovers to show soon as well.

Love all you guys and I hope to talk to you soon!!

LC Gets Interviewed!

Hi guys! So guess what?? I was asked to do a fun book blogger interview over at Book Haven! I hope you'll all stop on over to check it out-- I was asked some really fun questions-- and while you're at it, be sure to follow Book Haven's blog, where she posts book reviews and interviews with other fabulous book bloggers like Kristi from The Story Siren and Kathy from I Am A Reader Not A Writer!

Just click Book Haven's link below to see my interview ;)

Happy Reading all!! Have an awesome week!

Birthday Giveaway! LC's Adventures Turns One Year Old!

So I can't even believe it, but today is March 26th and  it has been exactly one year (and 3 days haha) since I started LC's Adventures in Libraryland!! And boy let me tell you, a lot has happened in that year. I am beyond happy to have found such a wonderfully supportive online community of fellow book lovers, authors, publishers, and others who share an enthusiasm for reading, writing and blogging. I love all of you guys! No way did I think this time last year-- when I was still so new to blogging-- that I would now have the kind of blog that I have today. So here is a brief year in review-- and then a GIVEAWAY of course!!! :D

Some Highlights!

First Book Review: Fallen by Lauren Kate

First Blog Follower: Deborah from Deborah's Books (She also gave me my first blog award, and I cannot thank her enough for being such a cheerleader for my blog when it was just starting out!)

First Book Blog Meme: In My Mailbox!
Biggest Questions: What are these "ARC" things and how do you make a grab button?
Biggest Help: Parajunkee's Book Blogging 101-- I think I read every single entry she wrote!!

Favorite Part About Blogging:

My favorite part about being a book blogger is getting to know all the other amazing book bloggers out there and-- of course!-- talk about books. I love blogging because of the awesome community of book bloggers, and if it wasn't for you guys, blogging would not be nearly as fun or rewarding, so a big THANK YOU to you all! :)

 A Year in Review!

82,400 Page Views ❤ 1,654 Followers ❤ 194 Posts ❤ 84 Reviews ❤ 6 Giveaways

The Changing Faces of LC's Adventures in Libraryland:

My blog has undergone several changes over the past year! I've loved each and every design I created for LC's Adventures, and now I have settled on something that is all me :)

March 2011	July 2011
January 2012	Today:

A Big Thanks!

These are some bloggers who I'd like to thank-- and I'd thank many more if I had the room, because there are so many who have supported and/or inspired me in my blogging endeavors. Thanks girls! :)

Deborah at Deborah's Books

Sarah at I'm Loving Books

Kara at Great Imaginations

Tiffany at For Those About To Read

Pixie at The Bookaholic

Evie at Bookish
Giselle at Book Nerd Canada

Anna at Literary Exploration

Ashley at The Bookish Brunette

Haley at Ya-Aholic

*****

Giveaway Time!

WOOHOO, OK onto the good stuff! In celebration of my bloggy birthday, I'm hosting a fabulous giveaway to say "thank you" to all my wonderful followers! I will be giving away TWO (2) BOOKS to a first place winner, and ONE (1) BOOK to a second and third place winner!! Winners get THEIR CHOICE of any books they want from The Book Depository-- Up to a $24 value for first place and up to a $12 value for second and third place!

~Enter to Win!~

1.) Be a follower of LC's Adventures in Wonderland-- or become a new follower :)
2.) Fill out the Rafflecopter form below-- it's that easy!
3.) There are TONS of chances to win because there are TONS of ways to get extra entries, so go wild lol! :P

Blog Makeover! Sucked Into Books

Hi guys, so as you might know I have started dabbling in web design for bloggers. I have actually received a great response from people already! Here is my first completed blog makeover, for Savannah at Sucked Into Books-- head on over to check out her new look, and follow her book blog! :)

Makeover Pics!

Before:

After:

Custom header with matching background and coordinating colors

Matching Grab Button

Custom Rating System

Custom Social Media Buttons

Custom Signature

Link!

Savannah @ Sucked Into Books

If you have a blog that could use a makeover, or even just a new header, grab button, or other little "tweaks," get in touch with me through my email! I would be happy to talk to you about a redesign-- and since I am new, my pricing is much less than everyone else ;)

Happy blogging all!!

Let's Link Up! The New Linky Widget...

Hello all!

I just wanted to let everyone know that there is now a NEW way to follow my blog. Because non-Blogger blogs will be losing their GFC (Google Friend Connect) widgets starting this March, I wanted to offer everyone a new way to follow me, and it's totally free and easy to sign up, I literally did it like 3 minutes ago. To create your own Linky Followers account to manage your blog followers and the blogs you follow, just go to www.linkyfollowers.com.

If you want to follow me using the new Linky Follower widget, it is right below my GFC followers (AKA "I ♥ My Followers"). I hope this helps everyone without a Blogger blog, so you can still follow me! And if you have the new Linky Followers widget, I will be sure to follow you as well :)

Happy Reading everyone!!

LC's Adventures is Getting a Face-lift!

Hi guys! So guess what? I decided that it was high time for my blog to get a little bit of a face-lift. Don't get me wrong, I did like my old header, but for a long time now I have been wanting something completely original-- something that is totally me and was done 100% by me. And here is the result!! Check out my new header because I did the entire thing free-hand from scratch using an image editing program. I've never drawn vector illustrations before so... not gonna lie, I'm pretty stinking excited at how good it turned out! (In fact, I'm probably dreamily staring at my new header this very moment, as you are reading this.)

So anyways, please tell me what you think, and how you think it compares to the old design (shown below). In the next week, expect the rest of my blog to change a little bit as well with some new fancy updates-- this will mean a pretty new grab button, YAY!!

(old header)

Another reason for the re-design is that I am getting pretty serious about starting a career in web design-- now, I am FAR from reaching this goal and there is still like a billion things I need to learn, but it is a dream of mine. So if you like my design and images, well, keep me in mind when I start up my own business, hopefully within the next year! In the meantime, I will still be reading and reviewing, but not quite as intensely as I have been since I am working hard at the web design thing at the same time...

As always, Happy Reading everyone!!

(Major) Blog Redesign!

R.I.P. old blog design!

Hi everyone! Soooo... as you may have noticed, LC's Adventures in Libraryland is looking A LOT different these days! I decided that it was time to do a major overhaul with "my look" for a couple reasons. First, I have been wanting a wider layout for a long time now, but the background I had before was too narrow for it. Second of all, while I did like the darker colors from my previous design, I thought it would be nice to have something a little more light and airy-- hopefully, this is more readable as well! And then I have also been wanting to re-do my header for awhile now, too-- something a little more professional and polished that will also allow me to work more with my Alice in Wonderland theme... I do miss my White Rabbit-- I will try to incorporate him into my signature or my rating system at some point...

So anyways, I spent the good part of tonight doing a blog makeover and now I'm exhausted but I hope you like it! A few more tweaks here and there and it should be good to go... Now for bed!

Please let me know what you think-- your comments are always greatly appreciated :)

Monday: 200 Followers!!

Woohoo!! 

OK, so I need to take just a minute to jump up and down a little bit and have a mini-celebration, because my book blog just reached 200 followers! This makes me soooo happy, especially to know that all of you guys have been so supportive and have given me such an amazing online community of fellow readers and bloggers to connect with :) So I am posting this evening to be a little sentimental and cheesy and let you all know how much I appreciate you guys for following, commenting or just stopping on by to see me. I am thinking it is getting to be time for a giveaway to celebrate! Thanks again everyone, and "Happy Reading!!"